document.write( "Question 367948: The sum of two numbers is 90. The larger number is 5 less than 3 times the smaller number. Find the smaller number.\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the smaller number.  Then (90-x) would be the larger.
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document.write( "(90-x) = 3x - 5
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "90 - x = 3x - 5
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document.write( "95 = 4x
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document.write( "95/4 = x
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document.write( "23.75 = x, the smaller number\r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "66.25 = 71.25 - 5 \n" );
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